Myrtenal alleviates hyperglycaemia, hyperlipidaemia and improves pancreatic insulin level in STZ-induced diabetic rats

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 2521-2527

  Ayyasamy, Rathinam ^a   Leelavinothan, Pari ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antihyperglycaemic; antihyperlipidaemic; atherogenic index; histopathology

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACID; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; INSULIN; LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MYRTENAL; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE STEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; TERPENE DERIVATIVE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; STREPTOZOCIN; TERPENE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STREPTOZOTOCIN-INDUCED DIABETES MELLITUS; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DRUG EFFECTS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; LIVER; PANCREAS; PATHOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; INSULIN; LIVER; MALE; PANCREAS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STREPTOZOCIN; TERPENES;

EID: 84966714530     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2016.1168852     Document Type: Article

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